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GEORGE W. JACOBS, OF QUINCY, OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 78,290, dated May 26, 1868. a

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. JACOBS, of Quincy, in the county of Logan, and in the State of Ohio, have invented anew and'useful machine'for cutting cabbage, slicing potatoes, apples, turnips,.and beets, .which I call the Vegetable-Slicer; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descript'ion thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings,-and to the letters of reference marked thereon, niaking part of this specification. I I

My invention consists in the construction,arrangement, and'combination of. the knives with the other parts of the machine, that cabbagcand other vegetables may be-cut'to. any degree of fineness desired, with facility and rapidity. I

Figure 1 is a side elevation and partial section of my machine.

Figure 2 is a plan of the table inverted; and

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section of a part of the table to which the knives are attached.

A is the table for sustaining the machinery fcroperating, and the box for containing the vegetables to be cut, and in which the cutting-knives are arranged. The table is supported at one end on the hinged legs a, and the opposite end is supported on the box-B, secured to it by hooks and staples, directly under the knives, and is for the purpose of receiving the out vegetables.

Transversely or diagonally through the tableare cut slots 6 b, which increase in width from the topof the table, an equal number on each side of the centre-piece c, a margin being left on each side of the table at the unto signed my name, this 18th day of F ebruary, 1868.

ends of the slots.

d d are knives, the blades of which arcthe same length as the slots 6 b. At each end of the knives .are

lugs e 0, with holes through which screws or rivets are inserted for fastening them to the plates D D, the lugs being so arranged that the knives will set at an angle upward through the slots 6 b, when placed in position, and either toward or from the centre-piece a. h h are iron plates, secured to the under side of the table, at each end .of the knives,by wood-screws. v

The plates'D D are connected to the plates 7t h by the temper-screws it, which work in threads in holes through the ends of the plates D D, and on the inner ends of which are formed necks, which pass through holes in the plates h h, and areheaded to prevent their withdrawah By this arrangement of the plates and temperscrews, the knives may be adjusted so that theiredges will ex tend a greater or less distance above the upper surface of the table, so as to 'cu'tithe vegetables to any degree of fineness desired. I

- E is an open-ended box, -for containing the vegetables to be cut. I On each side of the bottom of this box are flanges, which slide in the. grooves 11., in the side-pieces 0, which are secured onthe top of the table at the ends of the knives. The box E is provided with a lid, It, which is secured on top of it by hooks and staples. 'To the lid is connected the follower G, by means of'the coiled spring 19, as shown in fig. 1. In hearings in the upright standards II are supported the journals of .the spur-*trheelfI and pinion I. The shaft of thevpinion I is formed into a crank, to which is attached one end of. the, pjtman K, the other end ofwhich is connected to the box IE. I

I The cabbage or other vegetable to be cut is placed in the box E, and the lid F secured on top of it. By

turning the crank, L, a reciprocating motion is given to. the box-E over the knives, the follower G constantly I pressing the vegetables down on to the knives until the box is emptied, when the follower will rest on the pins 8 s, which prevent its coming in contact with the knives, the cut vegetables falling through the-slots Irb into the box B. I I

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secnrcby Letters Patent, is

The combination of the plates D D, the knives [Z (Z, slots 1) b, and slots 0 c, in the table A, and movable box E, as and for the purpose specified. I

In testimony that I claim the above-described improvements in cabbage and vegetable-cutters, I have here- GEORGE W. JACOBS.

Witnesses:

Joan E. GULF, Gnsntns H, JACOBS. 

